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G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 10/2008-Customs, dated the 15th January, 2008 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 33(E), dated the 15th January, 2008, namely:-
G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.68/2006-Customs, dated the 30th June, 2006 which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i), vide number G.S.R. 394 (E), dated the 30th June 2006, namely:-
For the purposes of this exemption, “Crude palm oil” means fixed vegetable oils, fluid or solid, obtained by pressure, if they have undergone no processing other than decantation, centrifugation or filtration, provided that, in order to separate the oils from solid particles only mechanical force, such as gravity, pressure or centrifugal force, has been employed, excluding any absorption filtering process, fractionalization or any other physical or chemical process. If obtained by extraction oil shall continue to be considered as “crude”, provided it has undergone no change in colour, odour or taste when compared with corresponding oil by pressure.
Notification No. 188/2009-CUSTOMS (N. T.) – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Board, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 36/2001-Cus (N. T.), dated, the 3rd August 2001, namely: –
NOTIFICATION No. 187/2009-CUSTOMS (N.T.) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Customs Tariff (Determination of Origin of Goods under the Preferential Trade Agreement between the Governments of the Republic of India and the Republic of Korea) Rules, 2009.
NOTIFICATION NO. 186/2009-CUSTOMS (N.T.) – the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currency specified in column (2) of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto into Indian currency or vice versa shall, with effect from 1st January, 2010 be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column (3) thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.
‘Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008’ require that every package of cigarette or any other tobacco product shall have the specified health warning in the manner specified in the Schedule to the Rules. Such health warning shall occupy at least 40% of the principal display area of the front panel of the pack and shall be positioned parallel to the top edge of the package and in the same direction as the information on the principal display area.
‘Kimberley Process Certification Scheme Secretariat, Namibia’ has now clarified vide a press release dated 30 November 2009 (copy enclosed) that “polishing a single or a few small facets will not transform rough diamonds into polished diamonds and make these fall off the KPCS radar and that semi-cut diamonds and their import or export remains subject to the requirements of the KPCS”.
The drawback rates provided for gold & silver jewellery will only be applicable for exports made through the ports /custom houses as specified in para 4A.12 of the Hand Book of Procedures (vol.1), 2004-2009 after examination by the jewellery expert appraisers/superintendents to ascertain the quality of gold/silver and the quantum of gold/silver in the exported items. It may be noted that the drawback rate provided for gold & silver jewellery is a specific rate in terms of rupees per unit weight of net content of gold/silver in the jewellery. The drawback rates for gold & silver jewellery are equal to the prevalent import duty on gold/silver
Notification No. 147/2009-Customs Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment in the Notification No. 79/2008-Customs, dated the 13th June, 2008, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 458(E), namely :-In the said notification, for the figures and words 5% ad valorem, the figures and words 10% ad valorem shall be substituted.